AWA Global Release Liner Conference 2018

For two and half days the conference including a table top exhibition took place from 14th to 16th February in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Source: G&K)

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Functionality of packaging and applications, sustainability and digital growth are just three key trends identified by Jeroen Diderich from Avery Dennison (Source: G&K)

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Three panel discussions were part of the Release Liner Conference, starting with the “executive leadership panel discussion”. L.t.r.: Jeroen Diderich from Avery Dennison; Simon Medlay from Loparex, Jaakko Nikkila from UPM and Inge Gurbben-Stromnes from Elkem (Source: G&K)

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A release liner = a highly engineered piece of trash? This phrase came from Dr Evert Smit from Lohmann, pointing out the industry’s need for cooperation (Source: G&K)

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A integral part of the conference were the networking and coffee break as well as the table top exhibition (Source: AWA)

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The rising prices are also an issue moving the release liner industry – that was just one personal impression during the “Silicone & Coating panel discussion”, moderated by (l.t.r.) Edwin Hortelano from Loparex and joined by Sean Duffy from Elkem Silicones, Stefan Stadtmüller from Evonik, Dr Hans Lauterschlager from Wacker Chemie and Charlie Zimmer from Dow Performance Silicones (Source: G&K)

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The second day of the AWA Global release liner started with Mark Macaré from FINAT giving an update regarding release liner recycling (Source: G&K)

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Winner of the AWA Release Liner Industry Leadership Award, Dr Wilhelm Munninger from Mondi, also led the …

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… “Base material development & innovation panel discussion”. Participants were Mikko Rissanen from UPM, Fabrizio Gaiero from delfortgroup, Kirsi Seppalainen from Stora Enso – and the sole woman on stage - and Gunnar Sieber from Sappi. Next year the Global Release Liner Conference will take place in the North Carolina in the USA (Source: G&K)